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The Stadium Powered Completely by Solar Energy
A stadium has been built in Taiwan, which is powered completely by the solar energy. There are large number of solar panels covering almost the entre terrace of the stadium. Let us see more details about this stadium.

Published by Haresh Khemani (23,409 pts ) on May 31, 2009 to
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When can We Expect the Costs of Solar Energy and Fossil Fuels Matching?
The high costs of the solar panels is the major hindrance in the use of solar energy. As per the estimates the cost of the solar and fossil fuel energy would become equal by the year 2020, but the more optimistic estimate suggest that this could happen as early as in 2013.

Published by Haresh Khemani (23,409 pts ) on May 28, 2009 to
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What is Solar Refrigerator?
The solar refrigerator is the refrigeration system that runs on the solar energy. They don't use domestic power supply, rather use power produced by the solar panels.

Published by Haresh Khemani (23,409 pts ) on May 22, 2009 to
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Three Major Disadvantages of Solar Energy
As crude oil price hikes are inevitable these days, the priority to commercialize renewable energies is being pushed forward at a fast pace. One of the promising renewable energies being developed today for commercialization is solar energy. The question is, can 3 large problems be solved first?

Published by Frederick (306 pts ) on May 15, 2009 to
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Different Renewable Energy Resources
This article explains and highlights the importance of alternate sources of energy, and discuss the the various types.

Published by smoothwhirl (5,711 pts ) on Apr 30, 2009 to
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Solar Cookers: How do They Work?
Do you know that you can cook a Steak using sunlight? You can even BBQ meat with solar cookers. Learn about solar cookers and how they work.

Published by Rafael B. (8,334 pts ) on Feb 28, 2009 to
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Role of Solar Energy in the United States
There is a hype going around about the use of solar energy everywhere including the US. But do you realize how much part has solar energy to contribute in the United States? If not, just find out.

Published by Ricky (22,000 pts ) on Feb 27, 2009 to
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Solar Energy Development - History & Evolution
Solar energy is vital in the current times when power demand of the globe is a never ending thirst while stocks provided by nature of non-renewable sources are diminishing. Just learn about the history of solar energy development in this article

Published by Ricky (22,000 pts ) on Feb 27, 2009 to
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Parabolic Troughs - Collectors of Solar Energy
The sun may be providing a free source of energy but how do we convert the heat contained in the sunlight into electrical energy useful for domestic and commercial use. We need collectors of solar energy and parabolic troughs are one of them

Published by Ricky (22,000 pts ) on Feb 27, 2009 to
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Coming Solar Innovations to Harness Sun Power
Learn about new ways to harness Sun power for generating clean energy. From solar powered kiosks to power generating windows solar energy is a ready an available source of renewable energy.

Published by Rafael B. (8,334 pts ) on Feb 22, 2009 to
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